Head of Retail Operations

foregroundllc; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

foregroundllc in Saudi Arabia seeks a Head of Retail Operations to oversee store operations, field leadership, and execution standards across the network. You will drive sales performance, store productivity, and operational compliance, partnering with merchandising, marketing, and supply chain teams.

The role focuses on improving consistency and workforce capability while supporting store expansion and new format rollouts.

Qualifications

• Senior retail operations experience across large store networks.
• Experience with Saudi retail dynamics and workforce management.
• Strong leadership and commercial awareness in multi-format retail environments.

Responsibilities

• Oversee store operations, field leadership, and execution standards across the network.
• Drive sales performance, store productivity, and operational compliance.
• Collaborate with merchandising, marketing, and supply chain to drive results.
• Support store expansion and rollout of new formats.

Skills

Senior retail operations

Saudi retail dynamics

Workforce management

People leadership

Commercial awareness

Job description

Our Client

Our client is a national retail group operating a large store network across Saudi Arabia in both lifestyle and consumer categories. The business is focused on operational excellence and customer experience improvement.

The Role

The Head of Retail Operations will oversee store operations, field leadership, and execution standards across the network. This role will be responsible for sales performance, store productivity, and operational compliance. A key focus will be improving consistency, workforce capability, and operational KPIs. The Head will work closely with merchandising, marketing, and supply chain teams to drive results. The role will also support store expansion and new format rollouts.

Candidate Profile

Candidates must have senior retail operations experience managing large store networks. Strong exposure to Saudi retail dynamics and workforce management is essential. The ideal profile demonstrates operational discipline, people leadership, and commercial awareness. Experience in multi-format retail environments is highly advantageous.